The DVD Revolution: Movies, Culture, and TechnologyBloomsbury Publishing USA, 2004 M12 30 - 200 páginas The introduction of the DVD marked the beginning of one of history's most successful technological innovations, and capped a 75-year development of home-viewing possibilities. Never before have film fans had access in their living rooms to something so remarkably close to the theatrical experience. In addition, because a DVD can hold much more than a single movie, it has allowed films to be marketed with a variety of extras, sparking both a new packaging industry and greater interest on the part of home viewers. This book provides an examination of the DVD's impact, both on home viewing and on film study. From film fan culture through filmmaker commentaries, from special editions to a look at where the format will go from here, author Aaron Barlow offers the first-ever exploration of this explosive new entertainment phenomenon. As the DVD becomes the popular vehicle of record for films, it is also becoming a unique and unprecedented way for the interested viewer to learn more about filmmaking than has ever been possible before. Because of its ability to reproduce the dimensions and quality of the celluloid image, film fans and scholars can have practically perfect reproductions of classic and contemporary films at their disposal. Not only will this book be of interest to the burgeoning population of DVD fans and collectors, but it will provide insights that should be of interest to both students of popular culture and of film. |
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... seen . Having completely defeated its competing media , the DVD is now fun- damentally changing the way we interact with movies . Indeed , the DVD has thrown us unprepared into a whole new cinematic possibility where , among other ...
... seen . Having completely defeated its competing media , the DVD is now fun- damentally changing the way we interact with movies . Indeed , the DVD has thrown us unprepared into a whole new cinematic possibility where , among other ...
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... seen ? Of course , it is all of these things . Together , they present an irresistible technological change , altering the way we watch movies at home even more than the advent of the audio CD changed our music - listening habits . And ...
... seen ? Of course , it is all of these things . Together , they present an irresistible technological change , altering the way we watch movies at home even more than the advent of the audio CD changed our music - listening habits . And ...
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... seen is close to what their makers intended . Consumers , after all , now see their films as more than merely things - in - themselves : the movie experience now includes after - market prod- ucts , Internet discussions , fan meets ...
... seen is close to what their makers intended . Consumers , after all , now see their films as more than merely things - in - themselves : the movie experience now includes after - market prod- ucts , Internet discussions , fan meets ...
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... seen its day in the sun setting ? After all , video has always been a degraded medium for movies originally shot on film . But , by the same token , music on cassettes ( or even on vinyl or CD ) is just as degraded , as are works of art ...
... seen its day in the sun setting ? After all , video has always been a degraded medium for movies originally shot on film . But , by the same token , music on cassettes ( or even on vinyl or CD ) is just as degraded , as are works of art ...
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... seen more as an oddity , a vehicle for hobbyists , and for the most part it was hobbyists and amateur filmmakers who kept 8mm and later Super 8mm alive . Though there were quite a few short commercial films available for home viewing ...
... seen more as an oddity , a vehicle for hobbyists , and for the most part it was hobbyists and amateur filmmakers who kept 8mm and later Super 8mm alive . Though there were quite a few short commercial films available for home viewing ...
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2 CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE AT OUR HOUSE | 29 |
3 DVD FAN CULTURE | 55 |
4 THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD | 75 |
5 THE DVD AUDIO COMMENTARY | 109 |
6 THE DVD THE FILM SCHOLAR AND THE CLASSROOM | 127 |
7 THE QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP | 143 |
AFTERWORD | 157 |
NOTES | 161 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 167 |
INDEX | 171 |
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